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germanium

noun

A brittle grey crystalline element that is a semiconducting metalloid (resembling silicon) used in transistors; occurs in germanite and argyrodite

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Word length
9
Starts with
G
Ends with
M
Contains
ER
Scrabble score
14
CEFR level
A1

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dʒɚˈmeɪni.əm

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noun

  1. A brittle grey crystalline element that is a semiconducting metalloid (resembling silicon) used in transistors; occurs in germanite and argyrodite

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